What is it? When students go on placement, they regularly receive feedback from a variety of sources including their tutors, colleagues and peers. Receiving feedback on placement allows students not only to receive feedback straightaway, but also seek guidance and support from professionals in the field. Feedback can come in a number of different forms, […]
Written feedback on draft assignments
Posted on February 16, 2015 by Laurence Georgin in Written feedback
What is it? When students receive written feedback on draft assignments, this is considered to be formative feedback; this contrasts with summative feedback which students will be given on final assignments. Using formative feedback, students are able to identify their strengths and weaknesses in order to make the necessary improvements before submitting the final version. […]
Feedback from PhD supervisors
Posted on February 10, 2015 by Laurence Georgin in 1-to-1/ detailed feedback
What is it? Postgraduate students are expected to take a high level of responsibility for their own progress. Research students are allocated a research supervisor (usually more than one) and will be expected to attend regular supervision meetings where they will receive feedback from their supervisor. Supervisors should give students regular, prompt and constructive feedback […]